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BBC Proms: Beethoven & Ortiz
Royal Albert Hall in Los Angeles | Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT
- When
- Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Where
- Royal Albert Hall
Los Angeles
Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92; Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución diamantina Performers: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel (conductor); Los Angeles Master Chorale (Choir) Revolución diamantina is Gabriela Ortiz’s bold response to the 2019 feminist uprising around Mexico’s epidemic of violence against women. Named after an event where protesters threw pink glitter at Mexico City’s chief of police to denounce the rape of a woman by local officers, “Ortiz’s atmospheric, percussion-rich score fizzes with a sense of restless unease” ( BBC Music Magazine ). Gustavo Dudamel says, “Gabriela Ortiz’s music speaks to both the body and the spirit, full of visceral primeval rhythms and mysterious, soulful sound-worlds.” As a testament to their amazing partnership, Dudamel revisits the Grammy-winning Revolución diamantina . To kick off the program, Dudamel channels the ecstatic, whirling energy of Beethoven’s Seventh, described by the composer himself as his “most excellent symphony.” Its introduction simmers and builds with sweet woodwind phrases between booming string chords, eventually soaring ahead to a prancing finale with joyful mania.
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